# 1985 Dora Mavor Moore Awards

The 1985 Dora Mavor Moore Awards celebrated excellence in theatre from the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts.

## Winners and nominees
### General Theatre Division

| Production | Original Play |
| Cyrano de Bergerac – Shaw Festival Albertine in Five Times – Théâtre du Petit Bonheur Criminals in Love – Factory Theatre Cyrano de Bergerac – Shaw Festival The History of the Village of the Small Huts: New France – VideoCabaret and Theatre Passe Muraille Uncle Vanya – Tarragon Theatre | Salt-Water Moon by David French – Tarragon Theatre De Beaux Gestes et Beautiful Deeds by Marie-Lynn Hammond – Théâtre Français de Toronto and Brave New Works Criminals in Love by George F. Walker – Factory Theatre The History of the Village of the Small Huts: New France by Michael Hollingsworth – VideoCabaret and Theatre Passe Muraille Prague by John Krizanc – Tarragon Theatre |
| Leading Actor | Leading Actress |
| Heath Lamberts for Cyrano de Bergerac – Shaw Festival Peter Blais for Criminals in Love – Factory Theatre Paul Gross for Romeo and Juliet – Toronto Free Theatre David Hemblen for Uncle Vanya – Tarragon Theatre Errol Slue for Master Harold and the Boys | Doris Petrie for 'night, Mother – Tarragon Theatre Thuli Dumakude for Poppie Nongena Nora McLellan for Uncle Vanya – Tarragon Theatre Louise Philippe for De Beaux Gestes et Beautiful Deeds – Théâtre Français de Toronto and Brave New Works Jennifer Phipps for L'Amante Anglaise – Théâtre Français de Toronto |
| Supporting Actor | Supporting Actress |
| Richard McMillan for Prague – Tarragon Theatre Edward Atienza for Separate Tables – Young People's Theatre Richard Curnock for Quartermaine's Terms – Royal Alexander Theatre Bernard Hopkins for Tonight at 8:30 – CentreStage Michael Riley for This Side of the Rockies – Toronto Free Theatre | Susan Wright for New World – Tarragon Theatre Clare Coulter for Doc – Theatre Passe Muraille Barbara Gordon for Criminals in Love – Factory Theatre Doris Petrie for Albertine in Five Times – Théâtre du Petit Bonheur Brigit Wilson for Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean – Factory Theatre |
| Direction | Scenic Design |
| Derek Goldby for Uncle Vanya – Tarragon Theatre Bill Glassco for Salt-Water Moon – Tarragon Theatre Ken Livingstone for 'night, Mother – Tarragon Theatre Robin Phillips for New World – Tarragon Theatre Aaron Schwartz for Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean – Factory Theatre | John Ferguson for This Side of the Rockies – Toronto Free Theatre Michael Eagan for Albertine in Five Times – Théâtre du Petit Bonheur John Ferguson for This Side of the Rockies – Toronto Free Theatre Sue LePage for Salt-Water Moon – Tarragon Theatre Ken Livingstone for Endgame Jules Tonus for When the Wind Blows |
| Costume Design | Lighting Design |
| Cameron Porteous for Cyrano de Bergerac – Shaw Festival Bobbe Besold and Shadowland Theatre for The History of the Village of the Small Huts: New France – VideoCabaret and Theatre Passe Muraille Daphne Dare and Robin Phillips for New World – Tarragon Theatre Michael Eagan for The Mystery of Irma Vep John Pennoyer for The Miser – Théâtre Français de Toronto | Robert Thomson for Cyrano de Bergerac – Shaw Festival Louise Guinand for The Last Voyage of the Devil's Wheel – Young People's Theatre Henry Jaeger for Endgame Jim Plaxton for The History of the Village of the Small Huts: New France – VideoCabaret and Theatre Passe Muraille Jim Plaxton for This Side of the Rockies – Toronto Free Theatre |

### Musical Theatre or Revue Division

| Production | Original Musical |
| Cats – MTE Productions A Chorus Line – Limelight Dinner Theatre Little Shop of Horrors – Little Shop Company | On Tap by Lesley Ballantyne, Jeff Hyslop and Scott Smith – Young People's Theatre American Demon by Allen Booth and Jan Kudelka – Theatre Passe Muraille Off Off Bay Street by Theresa Sears, Paul Shilton and David Switzer – Second City |
| Actor | Actress |
| Kimble Hall for The Count of Monte Cristo – Toronto Workshop Productions Paul Dorsey for A Chorus Line – Limelight Dinner Theatre Richardo Keens-Douglas for The Obeah Man – Black Theatre Workshop | Sheila McCarthy for Little Shop of Horrors – Little Shop Company Sally Cahill for Once More with Fooling – Second City Monique Leyrac for 1900 – VideoCabaret |
| Direction | Scenic Design |
| David Taylor for Cats – MTE Productions Lewis Baumander and Patrick Christopher for The Count of Monte Cristo – Toronto Workshop Productions Constance Grappo and Joel Greenberg for Little Shop of Horrors – Little Shop Company | John Napier for Cats – MTE Productions Edward T. Gianfrancesco for Little Shop of Horrors – Little Shop Company Sue LePage for The Count of Monte Cristo – Toronto Workshop Productions |
| Costume Design | Lighting Design |
| John Napier for Cats – MTE Productions Sally Lesser for Little Shop of Horrors – Little Shop Company Martha Mann for The Count of Monte Cristo – Toronto Workshop Productions | David Hersey for Cats – MTE Productions Louise Guinand and Robert Thomson for Little Shop of Horrors – Little Shop Company Graeme S. Thomson for The Count of Monte Cristo – Toronto Workshop Productions |
| Musical Direction | Choreography |
| Stanley Lebowsky for Cats – MTE Productions David Warrack for A Chorus Line – Limelight Dinner Theatre Stephen Woodjetts for On Tap – Young People's Theatre | T. Michael Reed for Cats – MTE Productions Brian Foley for A Chorus Line – Limelight Dinner Theatre Lesley Ballantyne, Jeff Hyslop and Scott Smith for On Tap – Young People's Theatre |

### Independent Theatre Division

Production :
* Dali – Buddies in Bad Times and Crow’s Theatre Circus
* Electrical Wires and Other Family Problems – Theatre Columbus
* Façade – Theatrebond
* La Storia – Acting Company
* Ubu Roi – 45.3 |

### Theatre for Young Audiences Division

Production :
* Love and Work Enough – Nightwood Theatre and Theatre Direct Canada
* Little Victories – Young People's Theatre
* Separate Doors – Young People's Theatre |